These Are The 10 Busiest Airports in the World
The world's 10 busiest airports in 2022, ranked by passenger traffic, are:
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) - 93.7 million passengers
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) - 73.4 million passengers
- Denver International Airport (DEN) - 69.3 million passengers
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) - 68.3 million passengers
- Dubai International Airport (DXB) - 66.1 million passengers
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - 65.9 million passengers
- Istanbul Airport (IST) - 64.3 million passengers
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 61.6 million passengers
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi - 59.5 million passengers
- Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport - 57.5 million passengers
These 10 airports alone account for 10% of global air traffic. US airports dominate the list due to a strong domestic market and the fact that they relaxed pandemic travel restrictions more quickly than other countries.
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